After not being able to continue on the career path I aspired for most of my life, getting a good job seemed impossible. I half-heartedly did a short BA course, with no intention of pursuing that study further. As a job was the need of the hour, I began giving interviews; I would not make it past the first rounds and gave up.
But I was called for an in-person interview. The interview went well, and the company, an HR consulting firm, gave me a joining date. But then they tried negotiating with me and, finally, did not contact me. I had accepted the interview call as Guruji's wish and now I accepted the denial too as His plan for me. I thought Guruji did not want me to get into this job because I did not want it, too. Soon I quit applying and interviewing for jobs.
A few weeks later, around Guruji's birthday in year 2018, a friend called me with information about a vacancy that needed immediate hiring and which he thought I was a good fit for. I went through a few rounds of interviews, but did not hear back till late July, when the consulting company called to give me a starting date. I was amazed and happy.
The very first week I went in, the client of my firm told me that the position they hired me for had now closed. I felt hopeless. Nothing seemed to go right. The following working day, the client manager called me in and asked me to prepare for a position that had opened internally. Despite giving it my all, I did not get selected. Two days later, the manager recommended my name for a different position, without my knowledge.
I was put through another interview, which had a rather casual air to it. I had no exposure for this position, which was far better than the earlier one, and was not optimistic of getting through. However, I did. Guruji's plan turned out to be far better than any I could envisage. Within a few hours, my life had changed course. This position gave me a more convenient commute, paid better, and did not require the kind of work I had been hired for, because Guruji knew I would have not been able to pull that off.
Guruji's blessings are countless. To be honest, it is not always easy to trust His ways and His timing. Through all the troubles of life, I find strength and peace only in His
sharan. With time, I've started to feel His love in every little detail of life, which reassures me of His presence and cements my faith.
A devotee
December 2020